Edinburgh hosts literally the biggest arts festival in the world every year, so is it surprising this city has one of the most brilliant creative scenes in the UK? No, not really. But we’re not just talking theatres, music venues and museums – the Scottish capital is awash with some really amazing galleries.
Here you’ll find prestigious, long-standing institutions like Scotland’s National Gallery buildings, but there’s a ton of cool multi-arts venues too, like Summerhall and the the City Art Centre (and plenty of them are free to visit). Opportunities for soaking up culture are all over the place in Edinburgh, so just make sure you leave enough time for it all. Here are the best galleries in the city right now.
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This guide was written by Edinburgh-based Arusa Querishi. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.